Amid the heightened tensions in West Asia, the Government has secured an additional 7.31 MMSCMD (Million Metric Standard Cubic Meters per Day) of gas on a spot basis, ensuring that the total supply to Urea plants has jumped by 23% (from 32 MMSCMD to 39.31 MMSCMD).
Domestic Urea production is projected to climb by almost 23% i.e. from 54,500 MT/day to 67,000 MT/day. Crucially, this brings the plants’ gas requirement fulfilment to 76% of their average needs, up significantly from the previous 62%.
Comfortable Stock Position
The total Urea stocks currently stand at 61.14 LMT, up from 55.22 LMT in March 2025. Most notably, DAP stocks have more than doubled to 24.24 LMT, providing a substantial cushion for the upcoming sowing season.
Randhir Jaiswal, Spokesperson, MEA, said that “Regarding our fertiliser situation at this point in time, especially for Kharif 2026, we have adequate stocks; we are comfortable. The Department of Fertilisers has also put out global tenders well in advance in anticipation of the current situation, and these have received very good responses. We expect the bulk of the quantities ordered from a variety of sources to arrive by the end of March. Having said that, let me say: yes, we have a diversified approach towards procuring fertiliser imports, and we continue to remain in touch with several countries in that regard.”
